More suicide goals in this World Cup than in the 2018 World Cup
There have been seven suicide goals so far in the 2026 World Cup, which is approaching the record of the 2018 World Cup (12). This shows that the tournament has just started.
Cameron Burgess's own goal in the match between America and Australia has become the seventh own goal of this World Cup. There were a total of 12 own goals in 2018, and this competition has only just begun. Players such as Damian Bobadilla (Paraguay), Miro Muhaim (Switzerland), Mohamed Hani (Egypt), Ayman Hussein (Iraq), Yazan Abu Al-Arab (Jordan) and Mohammed Al Mannai (Qatar) also scored own goals before Burgess. There are still 30 days left, due to which there is a possibility that this record may be broken. This new format is also giving a boost to the situation, as for the first time 48 countries have been included in the tournament, giving a total of 104 matches.